Navesink Twin Lights

The Navesink Twin Lights is a non-operational lighthouse and museum located in Highlands, Monmouth County, New Jersey. The lights overlook the Sandy Hook Bay, the entrance to the New York Harbor, and the Atlantic Ocean. A lighthouse existed on the site since 1828, and the current lighthouse was constructed in 1862. One of the beacons flashed, while one was fixed, and it was the first American lighthouse to test a Fresnel lens; in 1899, the Marconi Company demonstrated the wireless telegraph at the site. In 1898, the north tower light was discontinued, and the south tower light, which was automated in 1949, was discontinued in 1952 as the importance of the light diminished. In 1962, the state acquired the Twin Lights, and there are now tours of the lighthouse, while its expansive ocean view is also available to visitors.